Whirling toy.



J. MANKOS.

WHIRLING TOY.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 2. I916.

1,217,037. Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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JOHN ames, on IPALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN MANKos, 'asub I jrect of the King of Hungary, residing at almerton, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certam new and' useful Improvements 1n Whirling Toys, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in whirling toys.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a toy-adapted to be held in -the hand and operated for imparting a whirling movement to a portion thereof, a.

fanciful member beingalso given a vertical movement simultaneously with the operation of the device. Y A further object of the invention is the I I provision of ananti-frictionally mounted member readily revolved alternately in opositedirections, the same having means for olding the same vertically positioned and I with a vertically reciprocating ornamental I With these general objects in view and invention is better understood, the same consists'in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and then claimed. Inthe drawings forming a part I I {The present" device -"being designed as atoy su portedbyonehand.andoperated by v theot er, thejsame broadly consists of a mount 10 having ash-tail. io i naled there- -through, fthe latter; being provided at lower end with. an adjustable weight 12, an

ornamental figure 13being'arranged upon the upper end of' the said shaft a pull. cord it being carried substantially, centrally l; whereupon a relaxing. of the cord rewmds bythe'shaft for operating the same-rm. tari1y.' .4 The mount 10 COllSlStS of a handle 15 adapted to be grasped in one hand'ofthe operator and .with an ovular-shaped headIfi having a' central chamber 17' therein, the g I Spedification of I Letters Patent.

others that :wlll-appear as the nature of the Patented Feb. 20.19am.-

Application filed September 2, 1916'. Serial No. 118,262.

head and chamber. An annular shoulder shaft ll'being journaled through the said 18-is provided upon the shaft 11 at a point above the head 16 having suitable anti-friction members 19 positioned upon the flattened portion head whereby the shaft 11 is anti-frictionally jonrnaled thereon. v The pull cord 14 is woundaround the shaft 11 withi'nthe chamber 17 and has its inner end secured to the shaft as at 21 while the outer end of the cord is provided with a ring22 adapted to be grasped for pullin the cord outwardly of the chamber 1% through thei's'ide perforation 23 of the head.

1 The weight 12 isof elongated form having a central chamber 24 therein and is slidably -.arnanged upon the lower end of the ll-being retained at the desired adjustment means of a set screw 25. The

weight 12- i'sf' preferably provided with a quantity of iiiercury 26 within the chamber 24 positioned in an annular space therein provided by. means of a central block 27. The weight-12 is also'provided with a plurality of transverse openings 28 adapted for giving a whistling sound to the toy,when the shaft and weight-are rapidly revolved in either direction.

13v is here illustrated in the form of. a bird 20 at the upper side of the I I and is mounted .upon the upper closed end of a tube 29 freely positioned over the upper end of the shaft 11. A transverse bar 30 is carried adjacent the upper end of the said shaft provided with rollers 31'upon its opposite ends operatively arranged within spiral slots or guides 32 upon the inner face of the said tube. A washer 33 is secured to the'lower end of the tube 29 having the shaft 11 freely journaled therethrough.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent from this detailed description thereof, it being understood that when'the mount 10 is supported by means of the handle 15, in one hand of the operator, the ring ployed .forviolently pulling the cord 14 outwardly through the perforation 23,- thereby revolving the shaft 11 in one direction the same upon the shaft 11 within the head Succeeding pulls 22 is grasped by the other hand being em- 85 The aforementioned ornamental member" direction. The ball bearings 19 in opposite directions. The position of the weight 12 upon the lower depending end of the shaft 11 will insure the shaft being held in true vertical position, it being also noted that the openings 28 provide a means for making a whistling sound during the operation of the device. The revolving of the upper end of the shaft 11 within the tube 29 forcibly revolves the bar 30 whereby the tube 29 moves upwardly upon thebar rollers 31 while at a cessation of the movement of the shaft 11 the tube29 descends of its own weight to its normal position, being again elevated together with the bird 13 upon the next turning of the shaft 11 in the opposite arrange the shaft 11 for easy'movement and a toy is provided which is easily operable and gives a pleasing appearance in the vertical reciprocating movements of the bird 13.

What I claim as new is:

1. A toy comprising a mount], a shaft adapted for vertical positioning journaled vertical position of through the said mount, revolving means for the said shaft, means for insuring the the shaft, an ornamental figure, and a supporting tube for the said figure reciprocatingly mounted upon said shaft. y y

2. A toy comprising a mount having a head with a chamber therein, and a side perforation communicating with the said chamber, a shaft transversely journaled through the said head and extending through the said'chamber, an operating cord extending through the said perforationand operatively attached to thesaid shaft within the said chamber, an annular shoulder upon the said shaft above the said head, anti-friction members betweenithe said shoulder and head, a speed regulator vadjustably mounted upon one end of thesaid shaft, and an ornamental member mounted for longitudinal movement upon its opposite end. v

3. A toy comprising a mount having a head with a chamber therein, and a side perforation communicating with the said chamber, a shaft transversely .journaled through the said head and extending through the said chamber, an operating cord extending through the said perforation and operatively attached to the said shaft within the said chamber, an annular shoulder upon the said shaft above the said head, anti-friction members between the said shoulder and head, an elongated weight having a chamber therein longitudinally adend of the said shaft, rollers names? ju'stably arranged upon the lowerend of the said shaft and having air openings-therethrough, a centrally arranged block within the said weight chamber, mercury arranged within the said chamber said block, and an ornamental'figure reciprooatingly mounted upon the other end of;

the said head and extending through the said chamber, an operating cord extending through the said perforation and operatively attached to the said shaft withinthe said surrounding the the saideham v chamber, an annular shoulder upon the said shaft above the said head, anti friction members between the said shoulder and head, a weight upon one end of; the said shaft, a transverse bar carried by the other site ends of the said .bar, a tube freely mounted upon the said shaft provided with spiral grooves upon its inner surface within which the'sai'd rollers are positioned, and

an ornamental figure carried by thesaid tube. V

5. A toy comprising a mount having a upon the op'pohead with a chamber therein, and a side I perforation communicating with the said chamber, a shaft transversely journaled through the said head and extending through the said chamber, an operating cord extending through the said perforation and operatively attached to the said shaftwithin the said chamber, an annular shoulder upon the said shaft above the'said head antiafriction members between the said" shoulder and head, an'elongated weight having a chamber therein longitudinally ad'- justa'bly arranged upon the lower end of the said shaft and having air openings therethrough, a centrally arranged block within the said weight chamber, mercury arranged within the said chamber surroundingvthe said block, atransverse bar carried by the other end of the said shaft, rollers upon the opposite ends of the said bar, a tube freely mounted upon the said shaft provided with spiral grooves'upon its inner surface within which the said rollers are positioned, and an ornamental figure carried by the said tube.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN MANKOS.

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